It's Allure's Annual Nudes Issue: Meet the Actresses Who Bared All

"This is the first interview I've ever done where I'm not wearing panties. Lucky you," says Kristen Bell. She has just stripped down for Allure's annual nudes shoot (in the May issue of Allure, on newsstands now). And so did three other courageous actresses: Minnie Driver, Jenna Dewan Tatum, and Nia Long. "I was a little bit nervous, but I actually really love my body—it's done amazing things for me," says Driver of the experience. "There's such a grace to being confident in who you are." We asked the women what it feels like to disrobe for America.

NIA LONG

Nia Long's Allure shoot wasn't exactly easy: "Posing nude is probably the most uncomfortable thing ever, and not from a spiritual sense," says the 43-year-old actress (The Divide, The Single Moms Club). That's not to suggest Long is new to this—she bared all on Ebony cover while pregnant. "I'm still going naked. I can still take it off—two babies later," she says. "The point is to capture the true essence of beauty in our most comfortable state—and that is nude."

How did you prep for today's shoot? "I ran for 45 minutes this morning, and I haven't eaten a morsel. As soon as this is over, I'm grabbing a burger."

Have you ever skinny-dipped? "Oh, yes. It's kind of a thing I do on the regular."

Are there any body parts that make you self-conscious? "When you have kids, your body changes drastically. My boobs are not the same as they were before, I'm not going to lie."